Amid all of the upcoming 2K-published titles, it’s attention-grabbing how thirty first Union’s Undertaking ETHOS quietly dropped off. In case you discovered it underwhelming and forgettable, you’re apparently not the one one. Two sources talking to Kotaku revealed that 2K has fired studio head Michael Condrey following the middling reveal.
Nonetheless, a spokesperson for the publishing label advised the location that Condrey has moved to an advisor function. “We’re grateful to Michael Condrey for the dedication, ardour and work ethic it took to construct an unimaginable crew and form the imaginative and prescient of thirty first Union.
“Michael might be transitioning his function within the quick time period to give attention to advising on the way forward for Undertaking ETHOS. We stay very dedicated to the ahead path for Undertaking ETHOS and the folks and tradition of the thirty first Union studio.”
The title has reportedly been in growth for “a number of years” and confronted “a difficult and rocky growth cycle” underneath Condrey. It additionally allegedly has (together with thirty first Union’s sister studio in Spain) engaged on it.
Undertaking ETHOS is in growth for Xbox Collection X/S, PS5, and PC. It’s a free-to-play shooter with heroes and modes like Trials, a PvEvP skirmish the place gamers receive cores for Augments in future runs. Leveling up in Trials offers new talents for heroes, and you’ll gather loot to change their playstyles. The opposite mode is Gauntlet, a round-robin Crew Deathmatch-style match.
There’s at present no launch window for Undertaking ETHOS, although one has to marvel about its long-term future (even with 2K’s dedication). Reside-service titles haven’t precisely been booming – for each Helldivers 2 and Marvel Rivals, there have been a number of cancelled initiatives from Sony and failures like Harmony.